Seal Fishing And Hunting Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB AABB AACC AACC DDAA EEAA AAFG| Where frosts doth northern bays congeal | A |
| There you will find the finest seal | A |
| They do pursue them o'er each bay | B |
| From early dawn till close of day | B |
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| The Indians display great zeal | A |
| Engaged in hunting of the seal | A |
| And ladies love for to display | B |
| Their seal furs from this famous bay | B |
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| Most precious of all furs is seal | A |
| Their flesh is good as finest veal | A |
| And the seal it is a squatter | C |
| Lives on either land or water | C |
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| The Indian boys happy feel | A |
| When they capture the young seal | A |
| They do seem so happy ever | C |
| Sailing o'er each bay and river | C |
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| They train them their canoes to tow | D |
| And o'er the waters merry go | D |
| Full quick to right or left they wheel | A |
| Guided by reins the docile seal | A |
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| Like lad on colt without a saddle | E |
| These youths use no oar nor paddle | E |
| But swift o'er water rushes keel | A |
| For 'tis propelled by the fast seal | A |
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| To Uncle Sam we do appeal | A |
| How can you own the whole sea's seal | A |
| And at the same time claim our cod | F |
| If from the shore a mile abroad | G |
James Mcintyre
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